The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-30

interests of the planting community of this State re-
quire that the provisions of the intersatecommerce
law be carried out strictly and enforced throughout
the land.
Local and State Notes.
George 81. Robertson was yesterday appointed
contracting agent of the Blue line at this point,
vice August Stein.
The fast-freight lines are now landing goods
shipped from Boston in Indianapolis four days
from time of shipment which few years ago
considered good time for the express COM
panies to make.
The present has been an unfortunate week for
passenger conductors. The heads of three or
four on Indianapolis roads have tumbled into
the basket, and thirteen have been discharged on
the Chesapeake & Ohio road.
The general freight agents of Western roads
out of Indianapolis will next week meet to fix
the rates on live stock. Under the new deal
they not satisfactory, and unless revised will
seriously damage the stockyards at this point
Secretary Sanger, of the Yardmasters' Mutual
Benefit Association, this week paid to Mrs Ella
Marckwardt. of New Albany. Ind, 81. 700 on the
insurance her husband who recently died from
injuries received in the service. carried in the
association.
Stamner's Creek township, Orange county, Indi-
ana, and Greenville township, Floyd county,
Indiana. voted against aiding the construction OF
the Vincennes g. New Albany road by q 2-per
cent. tax Posey township. Washington county,
voted in favor of such a tax
For the quarter ending March 81 the Pennsyl
vania lines west of Pittsbure have earned a sur.
plus of 1886 024, as against deficit for the same
quarter 1886 of $l6S, 40. The net earnings on
the entire Pennsylvania system the first quarter
Of this year increased s., 200,0 900.
Applications for the necessary charter for the
Columbus, Indianapolis Il Western road, the
reorcanized l., B. 81 W., will be filed next week.
preparatory to the consolidation of the compa-
MES in the different States. which must precede
the formation of the new company
The Chicago & Indiana Coal-road Company
are now engaged in crawling and practically
rebuilding that portion of the road which lies in
Benton county, Indiana. and was formerly known
as the Chicago 81 Great Southern railway.
which will soon be in good condition, physic
ally, as the new road.
The citizens of Terre Haute have subscribed
500, 900 to aid in the building of the Southwest
ern road out of that city, which is to be incor-
porated as the Terre Haute & Mississippi River
road. William r. Mckeen, ] osephus Colett,
H. Huffman and a NUM- Der of other citizens sub
scribed So, 800 each to aid the enterprise.
Horace r. Allen. one of the proprietors of the
National Surgical Institute, has invented a car
wheel which number of railroad experts have
examined and pronounce one of the most prac-
teal, and at the same time substantial wheels
yet devised. 1t is as elastic as the paper wheel,
and less liable to break than the iron or steel
wheel
| General Ticket Agent Donoueh at the Union
| Depot, states that the receipts from sales of
tickets at the depot have so far this month. been
30 per cent in excess of those the corresponding
| period last year. He attributes the increase in
| part to the cutting off of passes hut chiefly to
! the better maintenance of rates at the outside
| Offices.
An impression is abroad that the Chicago &
| Indiana Coal-road Company are behind the new
| enterprise known the Attca, Anderson &
| Western road. This is not the case. None of
the c., I. & l. G. syndicate are identified with
| the new enterprise The new road will run from
! - 49,
thence through shawnee Mound to Anderson,
| Ind
H. Lindley, general manager of the Card
| Freight Car-hrake Company, is at the Indian
apolis works fitting up fifty of tire new box
ears just turned out at these works for the Gin
| cinnati. Hamilton e Dayton company, and one
| of their engines with he Card brake, and the
train will next week :, taken to Burlington.
where the car brake test is to be made next
| month on the c., B. & @. road.
Under the suspension of the interstate com
merce law for seventy five days the managers of
/ the transcontinental lines have announced new
| and lower rates between the East and California
points. The rates from the Pacific coast east
ward are the same as prior TO April 5. The new
deal makes the rates on Agricultural i'm plements
from this city to San Francisco 81. 40 per 100
pounds; on machinery. go.
Yesterday several of the heavy shippers of prod.
ucts purchased for northern markets were mott
fed that rates were again badly mixed. and that
special rates which were offered them last week
are declared off, until matters become moro set
tied. 1t is the most troublesome for the north
ern car works. which at the present time are
using large quantities of Southern pine. 1t also
affects the WOODBURY. Sarven wheel works,
which are bringing large quantities OF hard wood
butts. ETC., from Tennessee and other Southern
States.
]. N. Mccullough, vice president; James Nc
Crea, general manager, and John F. Miller, gen.
eral superintendent of the Pennsylvania lines
west OF Pittsburg. were in the city yesterday,
looking over matters. Mr.. Mccullough says
that Indianapolitans can boast of having the
finest and most commodious passenger station
in this country when the one now going up il
completed. He thinks that the estimate Of
81, 900 600 will not the cost of the improve
ment. The work from this on is to Le pushed
more vigorously. Next week the erection of one
of the large baggage rooms will be begun, and
the putting in of the foundations for the western
half OF the sheds, which will necessitate the
Street Railway Company taking up their tracks
on Louisiana street This will be done Monday
and early next month the work of tearing dowr
the Eagle machine works will begin. Presiden,
McCrea, of the Union Railway Company, says
that the work will move on regardless OF thu
other improvements--the tunnel on South Hi
nois street and the Meridian-street viaduct.
The vandalia continues to sell tickets readins
over their Western connections running out oil
st. Louis. The situation is daily becoming more
interesting and the outcome is matter ovel
which there is good deal of comment Tht
Cleveland Leader of yesterday says 'The Bee
line has been unfortunate in boycottng thu
Western roads. It's principal competitors west
OF Indianapolis the l., B. & w. and the Van
dalia. The l.. b. & w. from the start has de
cined to turn to the wall the tickets of ii
Western connections, and in consequence has it
self been boycotted. The Vandala is a Penn
sylvania line, but has a president, Mr. McKeen
who does not always agree with the Penroyl
vania policy. When he does not the Pennsyl
vania edicts do not the Vandaia route
Mr. McKeen did not take kindly to the boycott
and the Vandalia has continued to sell all cou
pom tickets just as before But the Decline fol
lowed the example OF the Eastern lines. and, a
consequence. is losing business daily from In
dianapolis and points west of it. because it
competitors are selling through tickets, while i